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Washington is on the verge of establishing statewide laws for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. With a 43-5 vote, SB 5550 was approved by the Washington Senate on Thursday and now only… Read More

The home services market may be on the brink of disruption. Amazon recently made headlines with the official roll out of its own home services program, sparking questions of whether other tech giants… Read More

One month ago, Uber was feeling “really optimistic” about operating again in Portland. Now, probably not so much. After a lengthly six-hour city council meeting on Thursday, Portland lawmakers delayed… Read More

When you travel for business, you likely have a favorite airline, hotel, restaurant and so forth. Certify’s latest report on the habits of business travelers shows that Seattle-area companies Starbucks and… Read More

Flywheel wants to attract new users, and it’s giving out dirt-cheap rides as a way to do so. The company, which develops a hailing app for taxi drivers, will offer $5 flat-ride rides up-and-down… Read More

Normally, it’s not easy to own stock in privately held companies, like Uber or at Airbnb, unless you happen to work there. But that’s beginning to change, with mutual funds increasingly making investments… Read More

Uber’s partnership with UN Women didn’t last long. Earlier this month, Uber announced that it was teaming up with UN Women, a United Nations organization focused on creating global gender equality. Uber… Read More

Uber’s new ad started off pretty normal. The 54-second spot, which debuted on St. Patrick’s Day, features rapper Sam Lachow making plans for a night out with friends. Lachow, who was raised in… Read More

Despite the funding-mania that is fueling Uber right now, the lift-share company has had a very bad year. At least public-relations wise. Drivers raping passengers. Surge pricing at the most… Read More

It’s confirmed: On-demand transportation company Uber is opening a Seattle engineering office, with plans to hire as many as 50 people or more this year. The office will be started up by Tim Prouty,… Read More

Uber is revealing a one-time breach of a database that contained tens of thousands of current and former Uber drivers’ names and drivers’ license numbers. And it’s recommending those drivers “monitor their… Read More

You can now use a breathalyzer to call for an Uber. Breathometer, the startup that sells a smartphone-connected breathalyzer, today announced that it is tapping into Uber’s API to allow users to easily hail… Read More

Uber is tapping into the talent at Carnegie Mellon University to create a new robotics research center in Pittsburgh that will focus on “mapping and vehicle safety and autonomy technology.” TechCrunch… Read More

Weave, the Tinder-like app for professionals who want to network, today announced that it is integrating the Uber API into its service. Weave lets users swipe through cards of nearby people that… Read More

Following states like California and Colorado, Sen. Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland) today introduced legislation that would allow on-demand transit companies like Uber and Lyft to operate legally in Washington. SB 5550 would… Read More